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Nintendo first started making playing cards before creating video games. This established Nintendo as a company. https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q -
Nintendo first started making arcade games this year. There first game being laser clay shooting system. https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q
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This year Nintendo began selling Game and Watch in Japan. This was Nintendo's first gaming system, only being able to play one game on the system. https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q -
This year Nintendo began distributing this Arcade cabinet. Quickly becoming a famous arcade cabinet. https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q -
This was Nintendo's first gaming console. First being released in Japan as the Famicom. You might know this console as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in America. https://explore.proquest.com/sirsdiscoverer/document/2326264443?searchid=1748540351&accountid=3541 -
This was Nintendo's first shot at the Western market and it went great. This console also single handedly save the entire video game industry after the infamous Atari crash just a few years before. https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/electronic-games/274150#273848-toc -
This was Nintendo's first handheld system outside of the prementioned game and watch. This was a huge hit for Nintendo, selling about 118 million units. This was also the system that started Pokémon, one of the most well known gaming series. https://www.factcite.com/biographies/6001183full.html -
This console was one of the first to have 3d games on it. Having classics like Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, and Mario Kart 64. http://nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q -
This was the next series of handhelds for Nintendo. Being famous for its two screens, it became the best selling system for Nintendo. https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q -
The Wii was another big hit for Nintendo coming in at 101 million units sold. This was also my intro into Nintendo and gaming as a whole. http://nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q -
Most people do not even know that this console exists due to it having poor sale numbers. This is due to bad advertising and people believing that it was a add on to the Wii. https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q -
This brought Nintendo back from its grave. By being a hybrid console which means it can play on the tv and on the go, many people came back to Nintendo and bought the system. https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html?srsltid=AfmBOopIMD2-dEdsFb8SDY2D0kUBvwq30O8FWI4iV7q9YZRmx-wIxC8q -
All though the Switch 2 is not out yet and people are not happy about the price increase, it looks like another best selling console for Nintendo.